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Date

Apr 07, 2024 6:30PM

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Herlin Riley

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Presented by the Friends of the Staff of Jazz St. Louis

​Jazz St. Louis is very excited for you to experience ​The Groove Master, Herlin RIley, and his extraordinary abilities live and direct!

Herlin Riley, the longtime drummer for the legendary Ahmad Jamal and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, now leads two groups, his quintet, and the New Orleans Groove Masters. For these performances with Jazz St. Louis, Riley will deliver a new experience for each set, with a wide historical range of music that he refers to as a "living, breathing art form."
 
Since coming of age in the nurturing environment of a very musical family and a distinguished lineage of drummers, the lifelong New Orleanian emerged from the era of all things rhythmic in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, to enliven the ensembles of such influential and demanding improvisers as pianist Ahmad Jamal and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis through his commanding yet elegant rhythmic presence. Riley has also performed with such luminaries as Boz Scaggs, Dr. Lonnie Smith, George Benson, Dr. John, and Paul Simon, just to name a few. 

Many comment on Riley's abilities on tambourine, the origins of which began in the church. “I got into the tambourine as a young kid in New Orleans,” Riley told Jazz St. Louis. "We had a spiritual church and I watched the sisters play the tambourine and I learned to do it myself. When I joined Wynton’s band, he encouraged us to bring all of our experiences into the music. Then he started writing pieces for the tambourine.” 

Limited seats remain for select sets. Make sure to secure yours now!

❝ A master of color, nuance, and dynamics, Riley mines his drums and cymbals for every possible timbre, often making somewhat unconventional combinations seem perfectly natural. ❞

— All About Jazz

 

❝ The most important thing about the music is the truth and honesty. I live in the moment so each show will be different. I’m looking forward to five days of having fun. ❞

— Herlin Riley

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